Alaska saw a 0.31% population increase from 2023 to 2024, reaching an estimated 741,147 residents. This growth occurred despite more people leaving the state than entering it. The state's natural increase, the difference between births and deaths, contributed significantly to the growth.
The state of Alaska saw an increase in population of 0.31% from 2023 to 2024, despite more people leaving the state than entering it.ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state of Alaska saw an increase in population of 0.31% from 2023 to 2024, despite more people leaving the state than entering it.Based on Census Data from 2020 and state data, the population is estimated to have increased to 741,147 people, the highest since it peaked at 742,874 in 2016.
Natural increase is the difference between the number of births and deaths. In the case of 2023 to 2024 there were 15,143 births as opposed to 3,437 deaths. That increase and a net loss of 1,163 residents to outward migration accounts for the estimated population increase of 2,274. Alaska has seen consistent loss to outward migration over the last 12 years, but has seen population increases each year from 2020 to 2024.
While Alaska as a whole did see a net increase in population, 21 of Alaska’s 30 boroughs and census-designated areas saw a decrease in population, although most were relatively small.
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